Car retailers and manufacturers are urging the Government to establish a roadmap to 2030 to help drive electric vehicle (EV) sales after “overnight” changes cut the plug-in car grant (PiCG) purchase incentive from £3,000 to £2,500 and capped at £35,000.
Polestar’s UK chief executive has told AM that the brand will expand its physical footprint with the opening of new Polestar Space facilities in Birmingham and Glasgow by the end of the year.
Polestar chief executive Thomas Ingenlath has questioned the “paper value” of rival electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers as the Geely-owned carmaker continues to be linked with a possible public offering.
A more affordable new version of the Polestar 2 is set to broaden the appeal of the performance electric vehicle (EV), but its £39,900 start price falls short of plug-in car grant (PiCG) eligibility.
Polestar has outlined its goal to build a car that is truly carbon neutral by the end of the decade.
Polestar has donated 4.4 tonnes of food to charity Fareshare UK, which will be distributed in the Manchester area following the opening of its second Space in the city.
Polestar has appointed Martin Gurney as head its European Fleet and Business section, specifically looking after the UK and Benelux regions.
The UK’s second Polestar Space has been created at Manchester’s Trafford Centre shopping mall as the rapid rate of new car retail location openings continues in ‘COVID-19 Lockdown 3’.
Polestar has opened its first UK Polestar Space, in partnership with Endeavour Automotive, at London’s Westfield Shopping Centre.
Lynk & Co chief executive Alain Visser has said that the UK will become the mobility brand’s second-biggest European market after Germany when it launches in 2022 – with Volvo retailers benefiting from aftersales trade.
Lynk & Co has launched its new 01 hybrid SUV in Europe as part of a €500-a-month car mobility “membership” service… But it won’t be coming to the UK in 2020.
AM's road test of the new Polestar 2 premium electric car finds that for around £50,000 buyers will get a very adaptable, thrilling EV capable of around 250 miles on a single charge.
Polestar chief executive Thomas Ingenlath has conceded that ‘Life Cycle Assessment’ data on the environmental impact of electric vehicles (EV) can make for “uncomfortable reading”.
MD Rob Lindley insists Mitsubishi UK can continue, PSA's UK MD Alison Jones talks leadership and tough decisions, AM drives the Polestar 2 and Honda e. AM's September digital magazine is here.
Endeavour Automotive has confirmed that the first UK Polestar location will be at Westfield London shopping centre and it will open in October.
An 18-day Polestar 2 customer test drive tour was ‘fully booked’ in eight hours as the Geely-owned performance electric vehicle (EV) brand continues to gain traction without a physical retail presence in the UK.
Emerging premium car brand Polestar has delivered the first European Polestar 2 electric vehicle (EV) to a customer at its headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Polestar UK managing director Andrew Pilkington has left the Geely-owned EV specialist for Hyundai luxury brand Genesis.
Polestar has started production of its first mainstream model, the Polestar 2, at its factory in China.
New decade heralds a new approach but lack of standardisation could pose problems
